Raphael Warnock narrowly beat Herschel Walker in the midterm election last month but failed to secure a majority. This forced a run-off, in which the Democrat secured 51% of the vote
,” proclaimed Raphael Warnock, as the Democratic Senator declared victory in the state’s run-off election on December 6th. That is not a sentiment that could be claimed by Herschel Walker, his defeated Republican opponent in a seat the GOP had held for most of the 21st century.
More than 1.86m Georgians had voted early, breaking single-day records despite waits of more than two hours at some polling stations. That early vote appeared to favour Mr Warnock. The race was the most expensive of 2022—some $380m was spent, according to Open Secrets, a nonpartisan organisation that studies money in politics. Hundreds of fieldworkers poured into Georgia to turn out the vote for each candidate. Barack Obama appeared on Mr Warnock’s behalf, as did the musicians Stevie Wonder and Dave Matthews; several Republican senators have campaigned with Mr Walker.
Mr Warnock’s win means that Democrats will be able to confirm judges and other appointees more speedily, and they will be slightly better placed to retain their Senate majority in two years’ time. However, because of their surprising success elsewhere in the midterms, Democrats were already assured of control of the Senate regardless of the outcome in Georgia.
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